electro

English Online Dictionary. What means electro‎? What does electro mean?

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)

1. (countable, obsolete) An electrotype.
2. (uncountable, music) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
3. (uncountable, informal) Electrolysis.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)

1. (archaic) To electrotype.

Anagrams

• Elector, corelet, elector

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.lɛk.tʁo/
• Homophones: électro-, électro, électros

Etymology 1

Noun

electro f (plural electros)

1. Alternative spelling of électro (music genre)

Etymology 2

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. Alternative spelling of électro (électroménager)

Anagrams

• récolte, récolté

Latin

Noun

ēlectrō

1. dative/ablative singular of ēlectrum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈleɡtɾo/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɡtɾo
• Syllabification: e‧lec‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. electrum

Etymology 2

Clipping of electrocardiograma.

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. (medicine) electrocardiogram, EKG

   Synonyms: electrocardiograma, ECG

Further reading

• “electro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10